Wait, wait, wait….here me out. Nick goes off to Duke, and Shane knows both
of you better than whatever-the-hell-I-named-the-red-haired-guy does. And since I got the sense you quit ‘talking’
to me because of the zero chemistry-thing, and Shane really doesn’t have a
storyline…

So it’s a pity-thing?
He’s gonna see right through that.

No; not that. You two
already have your tense moments, and I thought we could play with that. Pairing you with a computer geek didn’t
exactly work, so I thought another ball player-

Now I see where you’re going! Keep talking.
So how do we ‘get together?’

I thought I’d keep it along the same lines as already
written. You return from NC tired,
bitter, and Shane’s the first person you run into back on campus. The sight of him reminds you of Nick, so you
light into him, and in the process, he holds you to get you to stop hitting
him. Then exhaustion takes over….and
common sense returns…..but the seed has been planted.

I’m not sure which way I want to tackle the racial issue;
have your parents object, have his parents object, or both….and for sure have
fellow students voice their issues. So
if you’re game, I’ll need you to stick around the rest of this month or so. I need to get your book written, if we have
any hope of it coming out next year.

You’re that close?
Wow….

Yes. Caty’s book
arrives in Feb; Stephanie’s in March, and I’m submitting Susan’s sometime
around that time; I’ll be cleaning hers up in Jan, with the hopes of getting it
subbed by the month’s end. And then
there’s yours.

I see. You’ve been
busy while I’ve been away!

Yes, I have. And I’m
going to have to interview some 500 princesses or Queens,
so if I get remotely close to that process by Feb or March, I’ll be thrilled.

I’m going to compete for a 500 Princess? Awesome!

Then Nick will see what he let go.

Do we ever get back together?

Not sure at this point.
I’ve written the finale, but don’t think you’re mentioned, except in
context of dating Nick. And that’s not
written in stone. And you don’t have to
stay with Shane. Just for the sake of
this story. And I’ll have to write some
of it in book #9, which I’m also trying to ‘flesh out’ at the moment.

Who’s the main character of #9?

Donna. It’s the
Gambling Addiction one. Or Kathy, with
the adoption. Then Tara
and the snow issue, and an unnamed character with the drugs. Then Cassie and her younger man, then the Reunion. At this
rate, I’ll have Arbor U knocked out by the year 2014 or 15. Just depends on if I can get everyone to talk
to me at some point.

You’re doing well, lady.
What’s after Arbor U?

Probably stay on the tame side of Romance…and finish my
zombie story. Thanks Lynne; sorry to
yank you back to Reality here.

Write it well, and I’ll stay in your head. But one more misstep, and I’m running back to
Nicky.

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I've been writing since age 11, and wrote my first romance novel at age 19. I finally had the guts to seek publication for my series in 2002, much to the delight of everyone who's read my work and demanded to know why I wasn't published yet!